Mutual trust served up at first-family meals

As diplomatic ritual goes, a family meal to entertain a visiting first couple indicates mutual trust. That was the case during the visit of President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan to Mongolia.

At noon on Friday, Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj treated the couple to a traditional family lunch.

The main course was khorkhog, a Mongolian dish of lamb cooked inside a metal pot containing hot stones and water.